TC-JFR Inflight over the Bosphorus and Istanbul with the Black Sea visible in the background (seat 19 F), approaching IST on a wonderful morning. Inbound from Bishkek FRU. Turkish Airlines currently offers its international transfer passengers with a stopover between 12 pm and 6 pm a free sightseeing tour! (more of TC-JFR)

TC-JFR Inflight over the Caspian Sea, enroute from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) to Istanbul. Flight time 5:45 hours. Fully packed flight, also in Business Class, with just 2 empty seats, of which one was beside me :-D (more of TC-JFR)

TC-JFR Inflight over the border of Kazakhstan with the Caspian Sea. View from seat 19F, after a great one-week backpacking trip through the northern part of Kyrgyzstan. A country definitely worth visiting! (more of TC-JFR)